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Howdy, I have checked both park-tool and Sheldon for info on how to fix my rear derailleur Shimano shifting cable anchor setup.
My bike is a shit walmart mtb, and instead of a proper anchor through-cable bolt it has a screw-down washer that pins the cable down onto the washer with a plate. The plate has an extended hook end to keep the cable in place, and has come loose.
Regardless of fiddling I cannot rotate this hook end to more or less better set the metal part to actually tighten down the cable, keeping my rear derailleur in the smallest gear and obviously a too-loose derailleur cable; shifting my shimano gear at the handlebar is useless and does nothing, as expected. Sheldon has little info on this and Parktool only has info on messing with the handlebar end of the wire.
Should I just buy a new anchor washer and plate? Washer and plate type shown in pic related
The cable runs between the hooked end of that washer and the bottom of the screw assembly. Yes, I have tried removing the top screw, but the washer seems to be stuck on. I can pull the cable taut of course but it'll loosen on its own because of that problem.
